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Problems of Transition from Lunar Research to Lunar Exploration [PDF]
Aerospace Sphere Journal, 2020 All existing lunar programs are aimed at deepening the already received information about the Moon. At the same time, the tasks of the exploration of the Moon and its resources start to prevail. The second lunar race is precisely for the opportunity to build lunar bases in the most promising places.
Alexander V. Bagrov, Vladislav A. Leonov
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An Empirical Model to Estimate Abundance of Nanophase Metallic Iron (npFe0) in Lunar Soils
Remote Sensing, 2020 Lunar soils gradually become mature when they are exposed to a space environment, and nanophase metallic iron (npFe0) generates within them. npFe0 significantly changes the optical properties of lunar soils and affects the interpretation of the remotely ...
Dawei Liu +6 more
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Universe, 2023 China has successfully carried out five lunar exploration missions since 2007. These missions indicate that China has successfully implemented a three-step lunar exploration program of “orbiting, landing, and returning”. Among them, the Lunar Penetrating
Zhonghan Lei, Chunyu Ding
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Formation of Lunar Swirls: Implication from Derived Nanophase Iron Abundance
Remote SensingLunar swirls are enigmatic features on the Moon’s surface, and their formation remains debated. Previous studies suggest that the distinctive spectral characteristics of lunar swirls result from the asymmetric space weathering between their bright ...
Wanqi Zhao +4 more
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Setting Diverging Colors for a Large-Scale Hypsometric Lunar Map Based on Entropy
Entropy, 2015 A hypsometric map is a type of map used to represent topographic characteristics by filling different map areas with diverging colors. The setting of appropriate diverging colors is essential for the map to reveal topographic details.
Xingguo Zeng +3 more
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Braking and attitude control of lunar lander in active descent stage
Open Astronomy, 2023 China officially launched the lunar exploration project, named “Chang’e Project,” in 2004. Then, in 2013, Chang’e-3 completed the soft landing on the lunar surface, starting a series of studies on the soft landing of spacecraft.
Luo Leru, Bao Changchun
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L-VRAP—A lunar volatile resources analysis package for lunar exploration [PDF]
Planetary and Space Science, 2012 The Lunar Volatile Resources Analysis Package (L-VRAP) has been conceived to deliver some of the objectives of the proposed Lunar Lander mission currently being studied by the European Space Agency. The purpose of the mission is to demonstrate and develop capability; the impetus is very much driven by a desire to lay the foundations for future human ...
Wright, I. P. +8 more
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Lunar Exploration Based on Ground-Based Radar: Current Research Progress and Future Prospects
Remote SensingLunar exploration is of significant importance in the development and utilization of in situ lunar resources, water ice exploration, and astronomical science. In recent years, ground-based radar (GBR) has gained increasing attention in the field of lunar
Jiangwan Xu +14 more
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Development and Prospect of Chinese Lunar Relay Communication Satellite
Space: Science & Technology, 2021 Relay communication satellites play a very important role on the lunar far side and pole areas exploration missions. Queqiao relay communication satellite was developed to provide relay communication support for the lander and the rover of Chang’e-4 ...
Lihua Zhang
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Response to Risk of Near-Earth Asteroid Impact
中国工程科学, 2022 Near-Earth asteroid (NEA) impacts on the Earth have caused over 10 biological extinction events of different degrees, threatening all human beings in the long term.
Wu Weiren +3 more
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